• Texas Library Association Annual Conference, San Antonio, April 19-22
• A Celebration of Reading 2017, Houston, April 20
• Forrest Fest, Lamesa, April 20-22
• Poetry at Round Top, April 21-23
• World of Wonders Gala Celebrating 60 Years of the Harry Ransom Center, Austin, April 22
• Inspirational Writers Alive! Spring Writers Mini-Conference, Amarillo, April 22
• Permian Basin Authors’ Day, Midland, April 22

Ongoing Exhibits

• Stories to Tell: Selections from the Harry Ransom Center, Austin, February 6–July 16
• The Lost Generation: World War I Poetry, Denton, January 17–May 11
• Storyland: A Trip Through Childhood Favorites, Fort Worth, January 21–May 7
• The Human Experience: From Texas to the World literacy initiative, Houston, January 18–May 18
• Sandra Cisneros: A House of Her Own Exhibition, San Marcos, February 15–July 1
• Everyday People: The Art of James E. Ransome (a National Center for Children’s Illustrated Literature exhibition), Abilene, March 9-May 8
• Poet-Trees on Buffalo Bayou, Houston, April 1-30

Sunday, April 16

Austin

• Malvern Books, An Afternoon with Yarrow Paisley (I, No Other) and Felix Morgan, 2PM
• Malvern Books, Ayden LeRoux and Abraham Burickson present Odyssey Works, 5PM

Dallas

• Half Price Books Mothership, Local Author Sundays: Meet local Indie authors and pick up their latest release, all day

Monday, April 17

Austin

• BookPeople, INF Press poetry launch: JENNA MARTIN OPPERMAN reading and signing Shattering Is Gradual, ANDREA EAMES reading and signing New Monsters, and AARON GLOVER reading & signing Bio Logic, 7PM
• Dozen Street, Chicon Street Poets hosts Stephanie J. Morrissey, + haiku challenge & open mic, 7PM
• Half Price Books – N Lamar, Leanne Vogel signs The Keto Diet: The Complete Guide to a High-Fat Diet, with More Than 125 Delectable Recipes and Meal Plans to Shed Weight, Heal Your Body, and Regain Confidence, 7PM

Dallas

• SMU McCord Auditorium, Clements Center Evening Lecture Series: Kelly Lytle Hernandez discusses and signs City of Inmates: Conquest, Rebellion, and the Rise of Human Caging in Los Angeles, 1771–1965, 5:30PM

Frisco

• B&N – Stonebriar, In Over Their Heads book signing with Margaret Peterson Haddix, 6PM

Houston

• Blue Willow Bookshop, Stu Gibbs will discuss and sign his novel PANDA-MONIUM, the latest in his FunJungle series, 5PM
• Blue Willow Bookshop, Caldecott winner Javaka Steptoe will discuss and sign his picture book RADIANT CHILD, 6:30PM
• Brazos Bookstore, Celebrate The Bard’s birthday: Shakespeare Festival Evening of Sonnets, 7PM
• Inprint House, A Talk on Poetry with former Vermont State Poet and National Book Award-finalist Ellen Bryant Voigt, 7:30PM

Richardson

• Richardson Public Library, Writers Guild of Texas workshop: “How to Plan and Market a Series Novel” with Brian W. Smith, 7PM
• San Antonio
• Trinity University Holt Center, Reception, talk and book signing for Dr. Amy Stone’s new book, Cornyation: San Antonio’s Outrageous Fiesta Tradition, 4PM

Tuesday, April 18

Austin

• BookPeople, GREG ILES speaking & signing Mississippi Blood, 7PM
• Spiderhouse Ballroom, Austin Poetry Slam featuring Joaquin Zihuatanejo, 7PM

Dallas

• Dallas Museum of Art, Arts & Letters Live hosts Stephen Tobolowsky discussing and signing My Adventures With God, 7:30PM
• Dallas Public Library – Lakewood, Dr. Betty Holland Wiesepape discusses Winifred Sanford:The Life and Times of a Texas Writer, 6:30PM
• Half Price Books Mother Ship, Audrey Johns signs Lose Weight By Eating, 7PM
• Highland Park United Methodist Church, Chris Whipple discusses and signs The Gatekeepers, 7PM
• serj books, DFW World Affairs Council hosts Alia Malek discussing and signing The Home That Was Our Country: A Memoir of Syria, 6PM

Fort Worth

• The Dock Bookshop, Fort Worth Poetry Slam and open mic!, 8PM

Houston

• Blue Willow Bookshop, Margaret Peterson Haddix will discuss and sign her novel for children, IN OVER THEIR HEADS, 5PM
• Brazos Bookstore, Joe Scapellato reads and signs BIG LONESOME, 7PM
• Burke Baker Planetarium, HMNS Distinguished Lecture Series hosts Peter Ungar discussing Evolution’s Bite: A Story of Teeth, Diet, and Human Origins, 6:30PM
• Inprint House, A Reading with former Vermont State Poet and National Book Award-finalist Ellen Bryant Voigt, 7:30PM
• Murder By the Book, Randall Silvis will sign and discuss Two Days Gone, 6:30PM

Midland

• Midland County Library – Centennial, Permian Basin Bookies meeting featuring novelist Ann Swann, 6PM

San Antonio

• The Korova, PuroSlam Team Finals!, 10PM
• Palo Alto College, a reading with Bárbara Renaud González, journalist and author of Las Nalgas de JLo/JLo’s Booty, 12:30PM
  
• The Twig Book Shop, Marissa Moss discusses and signs Last Things, 6PM

Wednesday, April 19

Austin

• Austin Books & Comics, Donny Cates signs Redneck #1, 11AM
• BookPeople, ALLAN WOLF speaking & signing Who Killed Christopher Goodman?, 6PM
• BookPeople, MARGARET PETERSON HADDIX speaking & signing In Over Their Heads, 7PM

Fort Worth

• TCU, Poetry and the World around You: a panel discussion celebrating National Poetry Month with 2005 Texas Poet Laureate Alan Birkelbach, 2010 Texas Poet Laureate Karla K. Morton, and poet Lynn Hoggard, moderated by acclaimed poet Alex Lemon, 6:30PM

Frisco

• B&N – Stonebriar, Panda-monium book signing with Stuart Gibbs, 6PM

Houston

• Avant Garden, Write About Now Poetry Slam, 7:30PM
• Blue Willow Bookshop, YA authors Becky Albertalli, Katie Cotugno and Sara Zarr will visit the shop to talk about their new books for teens, 7PM
• Murder By the Book, Greg Iles will sign and discuss Mississippi Blood, 6:30PM
• RockStar Art Gallery, Spontaneous Combustion: art and poetry!, 7PM
• University of Houston – Downtown, reading and signing with US Poet Laureate Juan Felipe Herrera, 5:30PM

San Antonio

• Rebar, Kinyo Poetry Live presents “Privilegeless,” 8:30PM

Thursday, April 20

Austin

• BookPeople, MEGAN MIRANDA speaking & signing The Perfect Stranger, 7PM
• BookPeople, Writers’ League of Texas Third Thursday panel discussion: Writing for Film and Television with Jill Chamberlain, Joe Gross, and Maya Perez, 7PM
• Mr. Catfish & More, NeoSoul Poetry ATX, 8PM
• UT Avaya Auditorium, Michener Center for Writers hosts playwright Sherry Kramer, 7:30PM

Conroe

• Lone Star College–Montgomery, Montgomery County’s Writers in Performance series hosts William Wright, 7PM

Dallas

• SMU McCord Auditorium, Gilbert Lecture Series: “Born-Again, Spied-Again James Baldwin” with Dr. William J. Maxwell, author of F.B. Eyes: How J. Edgar Hoover’s Ghostreaders Framed African American Literature, 6PM
• Warwick Melrose Hotel, DFW World Affairs Council hosts Eric Trager discussing and signing Arab Fall, 6:30PM

Frisco

• B&N – Stonebriar, The Upside of Unrequited book signing with Becky Albertalli, Sara Zarr, and Katie Cotugno, 7PM

Houston

• Brazos Bookstore, Tony Gorry discusses and signs MEMORY’S ENCOURAGEMENT, 7PM
• The Heritage Society, Jerry & Marvy Finger Lecture Series hosts Galveston author Andy Hall speaking on “Captain Dave and the Yankees: A Tale of the Texas Blockade,” 12PM
• Murder By the Book, G.M. Malliet will sign and discuss the newest Max Tudor mystery, Devil’s Breath, 6:30PM

• Books-A-Million, YouTube Superstar Connor Franta signs Note to Self, 6PM

Lubbock

• Texas Tech, Creative Writing Program Reading Series hosts Anne Valente, author of Our Hearts Will Burn Us Down, 7:30PM

Round Rock

• B&N – La Frontera, The Making of the President 2016: How Donald Trump Orchestrated a Revolution book signing with Roger Stone, 6:30PM

San Antonio

• La Orilla Del Rio Ballroom, the Texas Book Festival and the Texas Library association present An Evening With the Authors featuring Nickolas Butler, Jennifer McMahon, Sara Paretsky, Amanda Eyre Ward, and Ruta Sepetys, 6PM [SOLD OUT]
• St. Mary’s University, Poetry & the Engaged Citizen: Celebrate National Poetry Month with readings featuring student and alumni poets, 6PM
  
• The Twig Book Shop, Greg Iles reads and signs Mississippi Blood, 5PM

San Marcos

• TSU – Alkek Library, The Wittliff Collections visiting writers series hosts Marlon James, author of the Man Booker Prize-winning A Brief History of Seven Killings, 3:30PM

Southlake

• B&N – Town Square, Laura Duncombe discusses and signs Pirate Women: The Princesses, Prostitutes, and Privateers Who Ruled the Seven Seas, 6PM

Friday, April 21

Austin

• BookPeople, TSH OXENREIDER speaking & signing At Home in the World: Reflection on Belonging While Wandering the Globe, 7PM
• Malvern Books, An Evening with poets Cathy Eisenhower, Shubh Schiesser, and Gloria Amescua, 7PM

Dallas

• Heroes Lounge, Dallas Poetry Slam featuring WAYNE HENRY, 8PM

Grapevine

• Books-A-Million, YouTube Superstar Connor Franta signs Note to Self, 6PM

Houston

• Houston Museum of African American Culture, The Return of the Vibe 9th Edition: Art, Dance, Music & Poetry, 7PM
• Murder By the Book, Megan Miranda will sign and discuss The Perfect Stranger, and Jennifer McMahon will sign and discuss Burntown, 6:30PM
• Rudyard’s Pub, Gulf Coast reading series featuring Chen Chen, Niki Herd, Dan Chu, and Dana Kroos, 7PM
• University of Houston, Ethics in Science Lecture Series hosts Dr. Helen Longino, author of Studying Human Behavior, 11AM

• Katherine Anne Porter Literary Center, KAP reading series hosts Marlon James, author the Man Booker Prize-winner A Brief History of Seven Killings, 7:30PM

Lubbock

• Lubbock Memorial Civic Center, As part of the Lubbock Arts Festival, Bob Horton will sign Of Bulletins and Booze: A Newsman’s Story of Recovery, 6PM

San Antonio

• B&N – La Cantera, Rachel Cruze Signs Love Your Life Not Theirs, 6PM
• House of Prayer Lutheran Church, Poetry at CIELO Gardens: Refugee Awareness, 6PM
• Jonas Business Solutions, Roger Stone discusses and signs Making of the President 2016, 5:30PM

Saturday, April 22

Arlington

• B&N – The Parks Mall, Cheesus Was Here book signing with J.C. Davis, 1PM

Austin

• Austin Public Library – Manchaca Road, Karen Hulene Bartell launches Holy Water: Rule of Capture, followed by a workshop, 2PM
• B&N – Arboretum, David M. Buss Will Discuss and Sign The Evolution of Desire: Strategies of Human Mating, 2PM
• BookPeople, LIZ GARTON SCANLON and AUDREY VERNICK speaking & signing Bob, Not Bob! *to be read as though you have the worst cold ever, 12PM
• BookPeople, CHELSEA CLINTON signing It’s Your World, 6:30PM [ticket required]
• Brave New Books, Brave New Books Coming out of the Basement Party!, 6PM
• The Broken Spoke, Donna Miller’s launch party for The Broken Spoke: Austin’s Legendary Honky-Tonk, 6PM
• Half Price Books – N Lamar, Audrey Johns signs Lose Weight By Eating, 2PM
• Malvern Books, Deborah Clearman launches Concepción and the Baby Brokers with Scott Semegran, 7PM
• St. Edward’s University, Writers’ League of Texas workshop: “Talk to Me: Writing Dialogue that Rings True & Speaks Volumes” with Natalia Sylvester, 9AM
• St. Edward’s University, writing workshop with Carrie Fountain, 10AM

Dallas

• B&N – Preston/Royal, State Representative and Author Jason Villalba Reads From and Signs  The Little Boy and the Old Woman, 1:30PM
• Arts Mission Oak Cliff, De Troya: a Conversation with Obie award-winning playwright Caridad Svich, 2PM

El Paso

• Memorial Park Public Library, Tumblewords Project workshop: “Wabi Sabi for Gringos” with Gene Keller, 12:45PM

Fort Worth

• The Dock Bookshop, Family Night National Poetry Month celebration featuring Paul “Phroze” Munson, 4PM

Houston

• B&N – River Oaks, Lisa Barbernell-Pliner reads and signs A Puppy’s Dream Comes True, 11AM
• Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens, Carol and Les Ballard Lecture Series hosts Maggie Lidz, author of The du Ponts: Houses and Gardens in the Brandywine, 1:30pm & 3PM
• Brazos Bookstore, The Fig Writer’s Studio Children’s Workshop Reading, 2PM
• Houston Museum of African American Culture, HMAAC 2017 Spring Lecture Series hosts Luvvie Ajayi, author of I’m Judging You: The Do-Better Manual, 2PM
• Katy Budget Books, Peyton Woodson Cooper reads her included essay and signs Chicken Soup for the Soul: Best Mom Ever!, 2PM
• Murder By the Book, Kelly Garrett will sign and discuss The Last To Die, and Sheryl Scarborough will sign and discuss To Catch A Killer, 4:30PM
• River Oaks Bookstore, Bill Case discusses and signs Stand Tall, Don’t Fall, 3PM
• Writespace, Workshop: Food Writing with Katharine Shilcutt, 9:30AM

Humble

• Harris County Public Library – Baldwin Boettcher, David Cowen reads from his most recent book of horror poetry, The Seven Yards of Sorrow, followed by a workshop, 3PM

Irving

• North Lake College, The Writers Bloc workshop: Keeping it Real: Pitch, Network, and Conference Like a Pro with Annie Neugebauer, 2PM

Lubbock

• Lubbock Memorial Civic Center, As part of the Lubbock Arts Festival, Frank Sikes will sign West Texas Middleweight; Kay Ellington and Barbara Brannon will sign The Paragraph Ranch; Mary Andrews will sign the Fireborn Chronicles; plus other author events; various times

Plano

• B&N – Creekwalk, Carpenter Middle School Poetry Slam, 1PM

Port Neches

• Fleur Fine Books, Meet & Greet with Joe Lansdale, author of Rusty Puppy, 3PM

Richardson

• Richardson Civic Center, Special All-Day Workshop With Becca Puglisi, Co-author of The Emotion Thesaurus series, 9AM

San Antonio

• B&N – San Pedro, Mark Villareal signs Leadership Lessons From Mom, 1PM
  
• The Twig Book Shop, Rickey Pittman reads and signs Rio Grande Valley ABC, 11AM
  
• The Twig Book Shop, Larry Johnson reading from his newly released collection, And That’s How I See It, 2PM
• Viva Vegeria, Celebrating National Poetry Month with Voices de la Luna, 7PM

The Woodlands

• B&N – Woodlands Mall, The Color of Our Sky: A Novel book signing with Amita Trasi, 3PM

Sunday, April 23

Austin

• BookPeople, AMY JACKSON speaking & signing Cassandra and the Night Sky, 3PM
• Casa de Resistencia Books, Entre Guadalupe y Malinche: An Austin Reading & Book Signing Featuring Teresa Palomo Acosto, Gloria Amescua, Susana Almanza, Celeste Guzmán Mendoza, and special guest Norma Elia Cantú, 5PM

Dallas

• B&N – Preston/Royal, Nancy Smith Signs Churchill on the Riviera: Winston Churchill, Wendy Reves and the Villa La Pausa Built by Coco Chanel, 1PM
• First United Methodist Church of Dallas, Arts & Letters Live hosts Chelsea Clinton discussing and signing It’s Your World (in conversation with KERA’s Krys Boyd), 7PM
• Half Price Books Mothership, Local Author Sundays: Meet local Indie authors and pick up their latest release, all day

Houston

• Evelyn Rubenstein JCC, Daniel Bergner discusses and signs Sing for Your Life with the subject of the book, Opera Singer Ryan Speedo Green, 4PM
• Meyerland Performing and Visual Arts Middle School, Inprint’s Cool Brains! hosts Dianne K. Salerni speaking and signing The Inquisitor’s Mark, 3PM
• Murder By the Book, Ann Cleeves will sign and discuss Cold Earth and The Crow Trap, 2PM

Lubbock

• Lubbock Memorial Civic Center, As part of the Lubbock Arts Festival, Frank Sikes will sign West Texas Middleweight; Kay Ellington and Barbara Brannon will sign The Paragraph Ranch; Mary Andrews will sign the Fireborn Chronicles; plus other author events; various times

San Antonio

• The Twig Book Shop, Liza Trevino reads and signs All That Glitters, 11AM
  
• The Twig Book Shop, poet Leslea Newman reads from and signs I Carry My Mother, 4PM

The Woodlands

• B&N – Woodlands Mall, Ramona Marek signs Cats for the GENIUS, 2PM

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